A tragic incident has occurred at the Denver Broncos’ upcoming $175 million practice facility, where a construction worker was found dead.

The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office reported that the worker’s body was located in a confined ceiling area at the construction site of what will soon be a cutting-edge, 205,000-square-foot facility. The discovery was made on Monday night.

Fire rescue teams arrived at the location and managed to reach the worker, whose identity remains undisclosed. Unfortunately, he was pronounced dead at the scene, and the cause of death has not yet been determined.

Turner Construction Company, which is overseeing the project, announced that construction activities have been halted pending an investigation.

Christopher McFadden, the senior vice president of global communications, expressed the company’s sympathies: “We extend our heartfelt condolences to the worker’s family, loved ones, friends, and colleagues during this very difficult time,” he stated.

‘This is a heartbreaking loss for all those impacted by this tragedy.’

A construction worker has been found dead at the Denver Broncos’ new $175 million facility

The man was discovered ‘in a confined ceiling area’ and was pronounced dead at the scene

The Broncos were due to relocate their offices and operations from the current practice facility within days, according to the Denver Post. It is part of a gradual moving process before the team starts training camp in late July. 

In a statement, the Broncos said: ‘The Denver Broncos are heartbroken to learn a subcontractor working on our new training center passed away Monday while on-site. We extend our deepest sympathies and condolences to the individual’s family, coworkers and friends during this difficult time.’

It is the latest offseason drama for the Broncos after pass rusher Jonathon Cooper was arrested for the second time in a week earlier this month.

Cooper was arrested on multiple charges last week that he violated a protection order filed against him after his initial arrest stemming from a domestic dispute with his girlfriend earlier this month.

Cooper is now facing new charges of harassment from repeated phone calls and violation of a protection order, according to court records.

The protection order was put in place for Cooper’s girlfriend after two additional charges, including a felony charge of second-degree assault by strangulation, were added Wednesday from his June 4 arrest in Parker.

Aside from his legal troubles, Cooper could face a lengthy suspension from the league.

Denver Broncos star Jonathon Cooper was arrested on two counts of domestic violence

Cooper is key to the Broncos’ defense and played every single game in the last three seasons

Meanwhile, the Broncos kicked off their mandatory minicamp on Tuesday with a notable attendee – quarterback Bo Nix, who’s returning from two ankle surgeries.

Nix returned to practice, albeit on a limited basis, for the first time since breaking his right ankle late in overtime of the Broncos’ divisional playoff win over the Buffalo Bills in January.

‘It was great,’ said Nix, who underwent a cleanup procedure this spring rather than pushing it off until next offseason.

‘I’m sort of glad we got it all out of the way, don’t have to do it in the years to come. But football’s a physical game, so there’s no telling what will come up, but for right now I feel really good about the steps I’m making and I’m going to be just fine.’

Asked if he thinks he’ll be full-go by training camp in late July, Nix laughed, saying, ‘Yeah, I could go full-go right now if they wanted me to.’

BRUSSELS (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a stern message to NATO allies on Thursday, announcing a forthcoming six-month assessment by the Pentagon. This evaluation will focus on the deployment of American forces in Europe, with its findings contingent on the pace at which European nations assume responsibility for their own security.

“This is not just any review,” Hegseth emphasized. “It is intended to ensure that NATO is swiftly and decisively moving toward a scenario where Europe is at the forefront, taking the lead in its own defense,” he relayed to NATO officials gathered in Brussels.

Hegseth expressed strong criticism towards European allies for their reluctance to grant U.S. forces access to European bases for operations against Iran, labeling the situation as “disgraceful.”

“These allies compromise the safety of America’s servicemen and women by denying them the consistent access, basing, and overflight rights that should never have been in doubt,” he asserted.

Beginning his address at the meeting, Hegseth also criticized European policies on migration and gender equality, echoing sentiments previously expressed by Vice President JD Vance in February of the preceding year, which had sparked discontent among Europeans.

“Instead of tanks and fighters and air defenses, the focus has been on gender equity and climate change and defense austerity. Europe’s borders flew wide open, welfare states expanded, defense budgets cratered. Along with Europe’s belief in itself and its civilization,” Hegseth said.

Hegseth’s comments largely mischaracterized European policies today. On defense, European allies and Canada have launched an unprecedented effort to boost defense spending and expand their armed forces. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte noted on Thursday that they spent $90 billion more on defense last year, a 20% increase over 2024. And while Europe accepted large numbers of migrants and asylum seekers more than a decade ago, most countries have tightened their borders since.

The Trump administration now wants a reboot of the 32-nation organization to turn it into a “NATO 3.0” capable of deterring any threat, Hegseth said.

Hegseth’s remarks came a few weeks after the United States told its allies that it would no longer supply certain warships and aircraft if one of them comes under attack. European allies and Canada are trying to work out how to plug the gaps.

NATO’s supreme allied commander, an American, is working on backup plans to defend Europe after the U.S. signaled on June 3 that it would no longer supply an aircraft carrier and support ships, aerial refueling planes and dozens of fighter jets, among other military assets, in a crisis.

The Trump administration insists that it needs to be able to plan for two simultaneous conflicts and wants more military resources at hand should a conflict break out with China in the Indo-Pacific region.

Under NATO’s collective security guarantee – Article 5 of its founding treaty – the 32 allies pledge that an attack on one of them will be considered an attack on all. It does not oblige them to provide military support, although many likely would.

In essence, the United States is scaling back how it might help should an ally trigger Article 5. The U.S. has by far NATO’s biggest armed forces. It does not intend to withdraw its nuclear weapons in Europe, which are key to NATO’s deterrence.

To underscore that point, NATO’s Nuclear Planning Group issued its first statement in 19 years after it had assembled at Thursday’s meeting.

In the statement, it “recalled that the strategic nuclear forces of the Alliance remain the supreme guarantee of Allied security and underpin NATO’s extended deterrence architecture.”

The ministers “agreed to continue enhancing NATO’s nuclear deterrence mission by modernizing NATO’s nuclear capabilities, strengthening its nuclear planning capacity, and adapting to achieve its security interests.”

FRISCO, Texas – Jeff Metcalf, father of the late Austin Metcalf, fully supports the judge’s ruling to ban cameras from the courtroom during the Karmelo Anthony murder trial.

Judge John Roach of the 296th District Court previously emphasized the necessity of this decision to ensure a fair trial process.

In a conversation with News Media, Jeff Metcalf explained, “Minors had to testify, and that’s already challenging because they’ve experienced trauma. These events will linger in their memories forever, and they are all undergoing counseling. Watching them take the stand and face difficult questions was already tough enough.”

Jeff Metcalf spoke with News Media at his residence in Frisco, Texas, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. His 17-year-old son, Austin, lost his life at the hands of Karmelo Anthony during a high school track meet last year. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

In April 2025, Austin Metcalf was tragically stabbed in the chest by Anthony at a high school track event. Anthony was found guilty of murder and received a 35-year prison sentence.

Metcalf, who was under a gag order imposed by the judge throughout the trial, said he wants to speak face-to-face with the Anthony family. He said he has yet to hear from the parents of the man who killed his son.

“If they would have taken accountability and showed remorse, I truthfully believe, I don’t think he would have got that many years that he received,” he said about the Anthony family.

News Media has reached out to the Anthony family for comment.

Austin Metcalf, 17, was stabbed to death at a Texas track meet. (Jeff Metcalf)

Anthony has since filed a notice of appeal to challenge his conviction.

Metcalf has had death threats sent to him and his family, he said. Frisco Police are investigating.

In a message to people threatening his family and the Anthony family, Metcalf said, “You’re soulless, you don’t have compassion or empathy, and I mean, what are you, a sociopath?”

Karmelo Anthony appears with his attorney in a courtroom sketch during his murder trial. He is also shown in custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. (Pat Lopez/Texas Department of Criminal Justice)

He went on to say, “I wish both sides would quit. It’s not needed. Both these boys, especially mine, mine’s never coming back.”

As for Anthony and his family specifically, Metcalf said, “There’s consequences for actions and he got the consequences. But there’s no need to dogpile on this other family just because he got convicted.”

While daily headlines are published about the verdict and trial, Metcalf’s home has become a shrine of all things Austin.

A family photo of Jeff Metcalf and his son, Austin Metcalf, from a hunting trip is displayed at their home in Frisco, Texas, on June 17, 2026. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

News Media got an up-close look at a plethora of photos and mementos throughout Metcalf’s home. The feeling inside the house is quiet and somber.

An array of photos and memorabilia honoring Austin Metcalf is displayed at Jeff Metcalf’s home in Frisco, Texas, on June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf, 17, was murdered at a high school track meet last year by Karmelo Anthony. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

In many of those photos, Austin’s twin brother, Hunter, is also seen.

An array of photos and memorabilia honoring Austin Metcalf is displayed at Jeff Metcalf’s home in Frisco, Texas, on June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf, 17, was killed at a high school track meet last year by Karmelo Anthony. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

Metcalf said his twin boys were so close they chose to share a bedroom despite plenty of other rooms in his home. They were “attached at the hip,” he said.

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by News Media at his home in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. Metcalf’s son, Austin Metcalf, was murdered at a high school track meet by Karmelo Anthony last year. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

Hunter is probably the strongest individual I’ve ever seen in my life. To carry what he has to carry, to do what he did from the death of his brother to this day has shown absolute strength that I don’t believe I myself even carry. I couldn’t be more proud of him,” he said.

Jeff Metcalf stands near photos and memorabilia honoring his son Austin Metcalf at his home in Frisco, Texas, on June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf was murdered at a high school track meet last year. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

Austin was seen as the “big brother” even though the two are twins; Austin was born minutes earlier than Hunter.

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by News Media at his home in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

“Both of them would go back to the [Staley Middle School] and talk to the incoming freshmen about what football is and what it means to play at Memorial and what it’s going to take,” Metcalf said.

A family photo of Jeff Metcalf with his sons Austin and Hunter Metcalf is displayed at their home in Frisco, Texas, on June 17, 2026. Austin Metcalf, 17, was murdered at a high school track meet last year. (Matthew Symons for News Media)

Hunter completed his senior year and recently graduated without his beloved brother by his side. He accepted his brother’s posthumous diploma, Metcalf said.

The twin boys would have celebrated their 19th birthday together this July.

Jeff Metcalf is interviewed by News Media at his home in Frisco, Texas, Wednesday, June 17, 2026.  (Matthew Symons for News Media)

In the fall, Hunter will begin his first year of college.

Speaking about Austin and Hunter, Metcalf said “I couldn’t ask for a better son, or sons.”

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s upcoming wedding at Madison Square Garden promises to be a spectacle rivaling the grandeur of Swift’s “Eras Tour,” according to several insiders speaking with Page Six.

The lavish event is being orchestrated by renowned Los Angeles-based celebrity wedding planner Mark Seed. Sources reveal Seed has been meticulously planning the celebration for several months in anticipation of the big day on July 3.

“He can create something extraordinary from absolutely nothing,” a source shared with Page Six, highlighting Seed’s exceptional talent.

With a venue capacity of 20,000 seats, Seed faces a significant challenge in transforming the arena. Insiders suggest that assembling the setup will likely require multiple days, and dismantling it afterward could take just as long. Interestingly, there are no scheduled events at MSG from June 29 to July 6, hinting at the scale of preparations involved.

Should Swift and Kelce opt for an all-out affair, extensive transformations of the venue may be essential.

“It would be an Eras-tour level production,” Darren Olarsch, founder of On The Move Entertainment, a production company based in NoMad, told Page Six.

“It’s doable, but it is like planning a concert. What might be a $300,000 wedding somewhere else, inside the Garden would be $3 million,” he added.

Explaining what it would look like, Olarsch added: “The production team would have to build out overhead structures”— using decorative elements like draping — “to bring down the scale,” from the 150 -foot height ceiling, so it feels more “romantic, close and intimate.”

“They would literally build the wedding venue on the floor. Your own mini stage, dance floor and surrounding tables that are all right there; a venue within a venue.”

And to conceal the four huge tiers of seating, Olarsch says the windowless arena means Swift and Kelce can use lighting to their advantage, as they are completely in control.

“You black out the seats, no one would ever see them. You light the areas you want people to see,” he said.

Regarding the actual look of the wedding and its décor, planners think Swift will want to lean into her trademark style, noting there is likely to be many floral elements, as at the pair’s engagement.

“Given Taylor’s style, she would lean heavily into the romantic, storybook aesthetic that has appeared throughout her eras like, ‘Love Story,’ ‘Folklore,’ ‘Evermore.’

“Some design elements would likely include an enchanted garden, soft candlelight, draped ceilings and fabric with vintage touches,” New York-based celebrity wedding planner Lauren Zizza told Page Six.

A second wedding planner also feels it likely there will be multiple spaces created within the arena for the different parts of the wedding.

“People forget you have a ceremony, a cocktail hour, a dinner dance and an afterparty – you need four distinct spaces.

“I imagine the main floor of the arena would be the place for the dinner and dancing — Similarly to fashion shows where they take over a venue, or the Met Gala. You look at the space and then decide what you want to put it in, rather than letting the space dictate what it is,” the source said.

Within the venue itself there are several options the “Karma” singer and her Kansas City Chiefs fiancé can use, which could allow them to host a more intimate ceremony followed by a larger-scale celebration in the main arena.

“I think the [Infosys] Theater is where the ceremony [would] be,” a source in the wedding industry explained, referring to the venue’s 5,000 capacity Roman-theatre style seated underground venue.

“The ceremony is most important. It could also be in one of the lounges or a restaurant space they close down and rejigger to make it more intimate,” the source added.  

No matter which part of the venue is used, Seed and his planning assistants will have to ensure every aspect is union approved, per MSG policy.

“Whoever is working there would have to be complaint with the unions — union electricians, union riggers, the people loading the gear, setting up any stage, all the support is unions,” a music industry insider told Page Six, also noting the cost to insure the venue for the event and workers will be astronomical.

When it comes to arrivals, huge stars like Swift and Kelce and their sure-to-be star-studded wedding guests can’t exactly come via subway or pull up at the front of the venue amid the street hawkers, halal carts and weirdos who hang around Penn Station.

It’s more likely, Swift and Kelce will arrive in blacked-out SUVs at an unmarked entrance off 7^thave and 33^rd street. There, a secured garage-door on the street level leads underground through a special passageway which goes 5-stories down, then straight up into the building. 

As for catering, sources expect Swift, who is often a champion of small businesses and fiercely loyal to her second home, Nashville, is most likely to bring in caterers from that town.

“She’s very generous with making people’s lives [by booking them] rather than using the usual suspects,” said the wedding planner source.

If Seed — so discreet his is ” renowned for never, ever talking about his clients” — is indeed transforming MSG for Swift and Kelce’s mega-wedding, it’s certainly not his first rodeo.

He previously organized Jennifer Lawrence’s wedding to Cooke Maroney in 2019, staging the bash at the historic Belcourt of Newport, a lavish 1894 mansion inspired by Versailles in France.

He also constructed a greenhouse on the lawn of the Los Angeles home of actress-producer Sam Ressler’s parents for her wedding to Jason Borg in April 2022.

If Swift and Kelce do tie the knot at MSG, they won’t be the first to do so.

Funk legend Sly Stone famously hosted a theatrical wedding in 1974 to model Kathy Silva with guests required to wear gold, according to Rolling Stone.

The over-the-top affair turned into publicity stunt for the singer’s the Family Stone backing band, who played a sold-out concert for 21,000 fans.

Some of the soul superstar’s outlandish demands for the ceremony included 100 white doves be released into the arena when the couple said “I do.” However, the idea didn’t fly with MSG, who rejected the request outright.

Then in 1982 a mass wedding took place, when 2,075 couples were united at the same time, organized by the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, a religious offshoot founded in South Korea by the Reverend Sun Myung Moon.  

MSG also has a lot of nostalgia for Swift. She’s performed there eight times throughout her career, beginning with 2009’s “Fearless” tour.

As well as their families, highly rumored to be filling out the guest list are Swift’s closest pals, including Selena Gomez, Gigi Hadid, the Haim sisters and Ed Sheeran, as well as Zoe Kravitz, although its unknown if her fiancé Harry Styles — one of Swift’s exes — will be in the building.

Meanwhile, Page Six recently confirmed Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh Sperry, were left off the list after a falling out and Swift’s former BFF, Blake Lively, is also persona non grata, as we previously reported.

The family of a 34-year-old woman is desperately seeking explanations after unsettling social media footage appeared to depict an unknown individual residing and dining beside her corpse, days prior to notifying authorities.

Brittany Gamble, who lived with diabetes and epilepsy, vanished under puzzling circumstances after her release from a Houston, Texas hospital last November.

Her disappearance initiated a chilling sequence of events that concluded when her remains were located in Dennis Greer’s residence eight days later.

At the time, police launched an investigation but ultimately closed the case, reportedly due to being understaffed and overwhelmed by homicide cases, leaving her heartbroken family with lingering questions.

In a recent development, the Daily Mail has learned that the police have discreetly reopened the investigation, mere weeks after its abrupt closure.

The ordeal started when Gamble was discharged from St Joseph’s Medical Center at about 9pm on November 19 after being treated for diabetic ketoacidosis. 

Her body was discovered inside the Houston-area apartment of 45-year-old Dennis Greer on November 27 after he called 911.

Gamble was found with cuts and bruises on her upper back, bleeding beneath the skin, bruising along her left arm and multiple abrasions and discolorations on her right hand, according to a medical examiner’s report obtained by the Daily Mail. 

Brittany Gamble, who struggled with diabetes, was found dead inside a Houston, Texas, apartment on November 27 – a week after she was discharged from a local hospital

Gamble’s family say Greer posted footage online of himself with cotton balls stuffed up his nose around the same time her body was decomposing in his apartment

The medical examiner also confirmed law enforcement observed what appeared to be blood on Greer’s clothing and hands and in multiple locations inside his apartment. 

An apparent odor of cleaning products was also noted at the scene, according to the report. 

Still, the Harris County Medical Examiner listed her cause of death as ‘undetermined.’ It noted that the exact time she was last known to be alive remained unknown ‘due to conflicting stories.’

While her death was ruled as unexplained, the medical examiner wrote that the ‘circumstances remained suspicious and foul play could not be completely ruled out.’

They concluded that the cause and manner of death ‘may be re-evaluated and appropriately amended’ should additional pertinent information become available. 

Now, Gamble’s relatives claim the trove of Facebook videos Greer posted online in the days before the grim discovery should warrant further investigation. 

‘He went grocery shopping, he ate beside her, drinking beside her,’ her older sister Rebekah Falke told the Daily Mail of the footage Greer shared. 

‘No one in their right mind would ever look at this and think that this is normal behavior.’ 

The footage – which is too gory for the Daily Mail to publish – has since disappeared from Facebook. It appears to capture Gamble’s body in Greer’s apartment at least two days before he contacted authorities. 

Her relatives allege Greer calmly carried on with daily life while her body was in the apartment. 

‘He would walk around with cotton balls up his nose,’ Falke said. ‘I would assume that that was being done because my sister was decomposing in his apartment. 

‘There is a four hour video of him sleeping on the same mattress next to my sister’s deceased body.’

Gamble’s body was discovered inside the apartment of 45-year-old Dennis Greer after he called 911

While cops probed the case at the time, they ultimately ended up nixing the investigation – leaving her devastated family grappling with more questions than answers

Gamble’s relatives claim a trove of Facebook videos Greer posted online in the days before the grim discovery should warrant further investigation

She also alleged Greer ‘repositioned her body repeatedly on an air mattress’ and ‘wrapped and unwrapped her deceased body.’ 

‘All of this happened after she was gone,’ Falke added. ‘All of this was posted publicly.’ 

Falke described Greer’s behavior in the videos as erratic and paranoid. At one point, Gamble even asked to leave while on camera.

‘He had him and her barricaded into his home,’ Falke said. ‘He believed people were trying to break in or coming through the walls or listening through the walls.’

After reviewing the footage, the family believes Gamble died on November 21, with Greer capturing her last moments on camera. 

‘In one video, this man is heard yelling at her to “breathe”, and you hear her gasp in the background,’ Falke said. ‘Brittany is not seen alive in any videos after this point.’ 

Falke said the family discovered the videos themselves when they were desperately trying to retrace Gamble’s final movements after she stopped contacting relatives shortly before Thanksgiving. 

Police believe Gamble first encountered Greer at a bus station shortly after leaving the hospital the night she was discharged.

Gamble’s family say detectives told them Greer had initially approached her believing she was somebody else. 

‘This man did not know my sister and my sister did not know him,’ Falke said. 

Greer later admitted to authorities that he had brought Gamble back to his apartment where she appeared in a series of Facebook Live videos over several days. 

He was never arrested and no charges have been filed in relation to Gamble’s death. 

Gamble had only just recently moved to Houston after leaving an abusive relationship before she she died, according to her family

Investigators closed the case last month, allegedly telling the family the department was ‘short staffed’ and ‘inundated with murders’ – and that there is ‘nothing that would hold up in court.’

‘We were told the harshest charges would be pursued. Then came silence. And then we are told nothing will hold up,’ Falke said. 

‘We have seen things no family should ever have to see. We have heard things no loved one should ever have to hear.

‘The justice system and the medical system have failed Brittany.’

‘We have been met with excuse after excuse. Silence after silence,’ she added. ‘My sister is not a case number. She is a daughter, a sister, an aunt, a friend.’

Police, however, have since reactivated the case.

The reversal came after the Daily Mail submitted Freedom of Information requests and other inquiries to the department, none of which received a response. 

A police spokesperson said investigators had been constantly reviewing the evidence which resulted in the reopening of the case. 

But Falke was skeptical of the official explanation. ‘We are pleased, but they only reopened it due to pressure,’ she told the Daily Mail.

‘They are requesting all of the evidence that we as a family have, which doesn’t make sense if they did actually subpoena all of the videos from Meta.

‘Communication with Houston Police Department continues to be subpar.’

Greer was previously charged with murder over the 2013 death of 22-year-old Jonequa Brewster, whose body was found dumped in a ditch after she was shot in the head. 

However, the murder charge was dismissed, with court documents obtained by the Daily Mail showing that prosecutors reserved the right to ‘refile at a later date.’

He was later convicted of interference with a human corpse in that case, serving seven years behind bars.

His criminal record stretches back decades and includes a string of arrests and charges involving drugs, burglary, theft, resisting arrest, assault and weapons-related offenses.

Court records also show prior felony allegations including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, evading arrest with a motor vehicle and possession with intent to deliver cocaine.

Greer did not respond to a request for comment from the Daily Mail. 

Gamble’s family, meanwhile, are still struggling to come to terms with her death. 

Falke described her younger sister as ‘a gentle individual and a beautiful soul’ who had struggled with health issues from early childhood.

‘Life was not very kind to her, but she would do anything for anyone,’ Falke said, adding that her sister was ‘very gullible, and people sometimes would take advantage of that.’

She had only just recently moved to Houston after leaving an abusive relationship in Taylor, Texas, where her family is based.